Plano developers to see increased fees for city planning, engineering services

According to city documents, each department will see an increase in revenue for FY 2025-26:

• Planning Department: $445,495 in revenue
• Engineering Department: $797,094 in revenue
• Building Inspections Department: $278,372 in revenue

Breaking it down

Several building inspection fees will increase from 20% to 150%, with the largest increases for waste disposal and same-day inspections.

Engineering and planning services fees will also increase, ranging from newly established fees for services that previously had none to hikes of several hundred dollars for existing service fees.

Plano officials also recently adopted an ordinance increasing park fees in response to rising land costs and new state legislation.

Park fees are one-time payments charged for each new residential unit to help fund public parkland, ensuring local green space keeps pace with population growth.

The increased fees include:

• Single-family homes fees will rise from $2,065 to $5,691 per unit—a 176% increase
• Multifamily homes will rise from $1,443.66 to $4,359.86 per unit—a 202% increase

The new fees will take effect in January, according to city documents.